diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index 53704d40c..e769580d7 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ en:
     copy:
       title: Copy
       description:
-        single: Make this feature pasteable.
-        multiple: Make these features pasteable.
+        single: Set this feature for pasting.
+        multiple: Set these features for pasting.
       annotation:
         single: Copied a feature.
         multiple: "Copied {n} features."
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index f50319afe..ab8a81be5 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
             "copy": {
                 "title": "Copy",
                 "description": {
-                    "single": "Make this feature pasteable.",
-                    "multiple": "Make these features pasteable."
+                    "single": "Set this feature for pasting.",
+                    "multiple": "Set these features for pasting."
                 },
                 "annotation": {
                     "single": "Copied a feature.",